The Mission of Warrensburg Main Street, Inc. is to promote, improve, and preserve the unique character and economic vitality of downtown Warrensburg while embracing our growing community.
Our Mission
Our Vision
The Vision of Warrensburg Main Street, Inc. is the continued economic growth and betterment of our historic downtown and community.
Our History
In the late 1970’s a group of visionary business and civic leaders came together to revitalize the heart of their community, Downtown Warrensburg. In 1994, Warrensburg Main Street became a nationally-recognized 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to the revitalization of Downtown Warrensburg.
Warrensburg Main Street is now one of seven accredited Main Street’s in the State of Missouri and works closely with the Missouri Main Street Connection Inc. We follow the Four-Point Approach and are recognized by the National Historic Preservation of Trust.
Warrensburg Main Street hosts over 50 days of community events in Downtown Warrensburg which brings hundreds of thousands of people each year to our growing Downtown. Downtown homes over 70 locally-owned businesses and continues to revitalize it’s historic district yearly.
Missouri Main Street Connection
As a Missouri Main Street Accredited program, Warrensburg Main Street is a recognized, leading program among the state network of more than 50 districts and communities who share both a commitment to creating high-quality places and to building stronger communities through preservation-based economic development.
Main Street America
Main Street AmericaTM has been helping revitalize older and historic commercial districts for more than 35 years. Today it is a network of more than 1,600 neighborhoods and communities, rural and urban, who share both a commitment to place and to building stronger communities through preservation-based economic development. Main Street America is a program of the nonprofit National Main Street Center, a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Meet Our Team
Jamie DeBacker
Executive Director
Jamie was born and raised in Warrensburg, Missouri. Being the daughter of a downtown business owner, she is familiar with the importance to support locally. She watched her mother grow into a successful business woman which later inspired Jamie to pursue a degree in Business Administration.
Jamie attended the University of Central Missouri and graduated with her BSBA, in 2016. Throughout her college experience she focused her time working with her sorority, admissions and homecoming committee where her passion for planning evolved.
After Jamie graduated, she made a move to the Saint Louis area to complete a wedding internship where she loved the hands on experience and learned many new skills important to event planning. After completing her internship, she decided she wanted to be closer to her hometown and direct her passion towards helping others, rather than the extravagant design side of wedding planning. Jamie is excited to help her hometown grow and provide opportunities for many of the people who shaped her.
Maggie Burgin
Marketing and Event Coordinator
Maggie moved to Warrensburg, Missouri when she was 10. She has since worked for over 5 small businesses in the Warrensburg area. She has watched how shopping local can affect a small business owners life and has a passion for spreading the word about the amazing businesses in our Downtown area. Maggie graduated from the University of Central Missouri in 2016 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Merchandising and Design, and a double minor in Business Administration and Marketing. Her husband and son, moved back to Warrensburg in 2022 and have loved getting back into the community. Maggie cannot wait to help grow the town that she grew up in and see how Downtown Warrensburg can thrive.
Cloe Pohlman
Main Street Coordinator
Cloe grew up in a small town outside of St. Louis and moved to Warrensburg in 2020 to attend UCM. When moving to Warrensburg, the events held by Warrensburg Main Street had a huge impact on her transition from a small town to a university and it continues to have an impact as she nears the end of her degree. She is excited to contribute to the growth of the town and the community that quickly became a home away from home. Cloe is currently a senior at UCM who is obtaining a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations and Strategic Communications, with a double minor in Marketing and Art and a certificate in Professional Selling.
Teena Simon
President
Retired
Bram Roden
Vice President
Murdock Banner Financial Group
Max Ridenhour
Treasurer
PCMR
Logan Miller
Secretary
Golden Hour Podcast
Carly Joyner
Shelter Insurance
Jennifer DeBacker
Awesome Blossoms
Heather Harrison
Community National Bank & Trust
Morgan Starbuck
UCM Graduate Assistant
Lauren Vesecky
F&C Bank
Chelsea Cantrell
360 Media Co.
Calahan Taylor
Assured Partners
Jordan Wiegand
Central Bank of Warrensburg
Eddie Chitwood
Retired
Tiffany Cochran
Ex-Officio
UCM Representative
Stephene Smith
Ex-Officio
Police Department
Phil
Adlich
Ex-Officio
City of Warrensburg
Advisory Board
Our Advisory Board comprises a distinguished group of individuals whose dedication and wisdom are invaluable to our organization. While they do not participate in voting, their extensive experience and insight provide crucial guidance and support. The board serves as a trusted counsel, offering expert advice and thoughtful perspectives that help shape our strategic direction and decisions. Their commitment to our mission and their role as the “wisdom piece” of our organization make them essential advisors and confidants.
Rex Smarr
Mike Keith Insurance
Michelle Merker
R&R Advertising
Kevin Smarr
American Family Insurance
Sarah Craig
UCM Employee
Katie Scully
Downtown Property Owner
Terry Farmer
Downtown Business Owner
Rhonda Gelbach
Gelbach Properties
Jason Elkins
Elkins Enterprises
Gina Carlyle
Awesome Blossoms